State backs charges against Anthony

Crime Report

December 5, 2009|By Sarah Lundy, Orlando Sentinel

Orlando

Prosecutors say in court papers that the fraud charges filed against Casey Anthony, who is also accused of killing her young daughter, should remain. The filing Friday was in response to a request from the defense that claims nine of 13 counts against Anthony violate the states double-jeopardy protections, which bar defendants from being punished more than once for the same offense. The state says defendants can be charged and tried on an offense and a lesser offense, but can only be sentenced for one. Anthony, 21, is accused of taking her friend's checks without her permission and using them at various stores. She's also charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie.